/**
 * taskfactory.h is part of Gedule.
 *
 * Gedule is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Gedule is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with Gedule.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef TASKFACTORY_H
#define TASKFACTORY_H

#include <string>

#define GET_TASK_FACTORY() ( TaskFactory::Instance() )

// Forward declarations.
class Task;

class TaskFactory
{
public:

    ~TaskFactory() {}

    static TaskFactory & Instance();

    Task * CreateTask( const std::string & a_taskName );

private:

    // Fields.
    // -------

    static TaskFactory m_instance;

    // Methods.
    // --------

    // Protect default constructor.
    TaskFactory() {}

    // Protect default copy constructor.
    TaskFactory( const TaskFactory & a_other );

    // Protect default operator =.
    TaskFactory & operator = ( const TaskFactory & a_other );
};

#endif // TASKFACTORY_H
